You Know Him from the Runway. Now He Designs Textiles Too
As the creator of the British fashion brand House of Holland, designer Henry Holland is known as a party kid turned pattern prince. But during the pandemic, he sold his label, signed up for ceramics classes, and discovered his love of clay. Soon after, he launched a line of ceramics under a new brand, Henry Holland Studio. “I’m a self-taught fashion designer and learned it all on the job,” says Holland, whose now thriving pottery workshop is based in London’s East End. “That’s really what I love: learning.”
His homewares empire has expanded into everything from glassware to home fragrance. This month he debuts his latest project: a line of fabrics and wallpapers for Harlequin, a brand run by Sanderson Design Group. Collaborating with the classic British textiles house was another learning experience for Holland. “We still produce all our own prints in our 100-year-old factory in Lancaster,” says Claire Vallis, Sanderson’s head of design. Holland took his funky approach to ceramics and adapted it to two dimensions. His zebra-striped ceramic cups, bowls, and saucers, for instance, inspired the graphic design on a bouclé.
Holland, once a mainstay on London’s rave scene, got his start in the aughts as a designer of T-shirts with ironic slogans like “Cause Me Pain Hedi Slimane.” The move to interiors makes sense to him. “At 38, I don’t want to go to raves anymore,” he says with a smile.
“I want to sit at home, stroking my moiré and dreaming about where I can hang another tapestry.”
This story originally appeared in the September 2024 issue of ELLE DECOR. SUBSCRIBE
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